Staff List
Stephanie Shakofsky, Executive Director
Stephanie is responsible for implementing CCLR's programs, which include small grants, training, and technical assistance to community developers and municipalities who are actively redeveloping brownfield sites. She began her career as a research hydrologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, and worked in the contaminant hydrology program advancing the science of contaminant fate and transport for six years. She has also served as a technical analyst for the California State Legislature, providing analysis of environmental regulation and legislative reports on topical issues including the state of brownfield redevelopment in California. Stephanie was recently appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom to the City of San Francisco Port Commission. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, with a BS in Geology, and San Jose State University with an MS in Hydrogeology.
Ignacio Dayrit, Director of Programs
Ignacio coordinates CCLR's technical assistance program for redevelopment projects. Ignacio is a redevelopment expert having spent 18 years with the City of Emeryville's Redevelopment Agency, where he was responsible for the city's Brownfield Pilot Project. He has over 20 years of experience in public sector development including: fiscal and financial analysis, public debt financing, feasibility analyses, and urban design. Ignacio was instrumental in the City's redevelopment of hundreds of acres of blighted, contaminated property. He holds a BS in Architecture from the University of the Philippines and an MCP from The University of California at Berkeley.
Evan Reeves, Research & Policy Director
Evan manages CCLR’s Policy and Practices Program, promoting policy-oriented solutions to the obstacles facing brownfield redevelopment at the federal, state, and regional levels. Evan also oversees CCLR’s research program, examining such emerging brownfield issues as vapor intrusion, cleanup standards, and institutional controls. Evan’s work is informed by his experiences in South America, where he has encountered the environmental, social, and economic effects that uncontrolled development can have on an entire region, as well as the potential for positive change when economically depressed communities act collectively to identify and achieve their common goals. Evan is a graduate of Oberlin College, with a BA in Biology and Environmental Studies.
Louisa Smythe, Program Associate
Louisa provides support for all of CCLR’s programs. She is currently coordinating the expansion of our technical assistance program to cover the Western United States, as well as facilitating CCLR’s partnership with the California Treasurer’s Office on our grant and loan program. Before joining CCLR, Louisa's interest in environmental conservation led her to internships building trails in Golden Gate National Recreation Area and with Mote Marine Laboratory monitoring sea turtle nesting in Florida. Louisa graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a BA in Biology concentrated in Environmental Studies.
Michael Kaplan, Policy Fellow
Michael is researching various policy incentives to encourage brownfield development. He is a recent graduate of Duke Law School, where he participated in the Community Enterprise Clinic and the Duke Hurricane Relief project in New Orleans. He has previously interned with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Real Estate Team and was a summer associate at Nixon Peabody, working with the real estate and syndication practice groups. Before entering law school, he worked for Forest City Development, acting as project coordinator on two brownfield developments. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, with a degree in history.
Anna Zvagelskaya, Development Intern
Anna’s focus has been on researching and developing an expanded support base for CCLR. Anna also works for Emily’s List in Washington D.C where she is a junior at Georgetown University pursuing a double major in Government and French.
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